An image taken from a KNBC video shows a metal baggage container as it was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747.
Authorities said the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., when Flight 61 to Narita, Japan, pulled back from Gate 101 at the Tom Bradley International Terminal. A large metal baggage was sucked into an Japan Airlines Boeing 747 right off a baggage cart. Apparently the engine created a vacuum the pulled the baggage with an incredible speed. All the 245 passengers and 18 crew members were returned to the terminal and got arrangements with another flight.
The metal box that destroyed the airplane’s engine was sucked of a baggage cart which was sitting too close to the engine or was driven to slow and too close to the plane. It seems the box was a regular container used by the airline baggage handlers to move luggage to and from aircraft and it measures around 5 feet by 5 feet by 4 feet. Officials report that the baggage got stocked into the jet engine and could not be moved.
Japan Airlines 747 airplane was dragged back to the hangar for inspection and the engine was immediately put out of service. Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the incident is currently under investigation and the press will be announced as soon as something new appears.
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Safety first……Real unfortunate. Kepp clear of the engines, the next time it may not be a baggage container.